I was never a fan of the original series or the one with Patrick Stewart, although my grandmother did get me hooked on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine when I was London. I wasn't superhyped with excitement (like I am for the Transformers sequel or HP:Half Blood Prince) coming into the theater but I came out an instant convert. I want to watch it again! The movie was so much fun to watch and they made it so well that people like me who had no knowledge of the series could still enjoy it.

I didn't read anything about the movie before it was shown so I wasn't aware that Leonard Nemoy was cast as himself. I now totally understand why trekkies go crazy over him. His very presence commands respect. I briefly remember when Sheldon Cooper was near to tears when he realized he could grow his own Leonard Nimoy.

Mica now has a major crush on Zachary Quinto. Despite him playing Spock with a convincing bowler haircut, pointed ears and slanted brows, she goes,

WARNING SPOILER ALERT
"Hay Spock! Halika dito, anakan mo ako! Let's restore the Vulcan race together!"

She's currently cyber-stalking Zachary Quinto as I type this.

Mica and I went crazy shopping today after a morning of house cleaning. Went to Beacon's Closet where I got two tops and a dress. Then to Victoria's Secret where I availed their 5 for $25 panties. We dropped by Target where I got a bunch of toiletries and two bras since the P100 bras I got from Ruins in BF are waaay past their expiration date. We had no real things to buy in Trader Joe's but we went anyway and made out with a couple of useless food we don't need but merely want. I have a bag of pistachios I will snack on tomorrow when I host.

We got home and reheated the spaghetti sauce I made last Sunday and boiled pasta and had a quick and hearty dinner. I am almost at the end of Wicked and I'm kind of sad that I'm almost done. Wicked is a very good read and I've enjoyed every page of it. I don't know if I will ever watch the Broadway musical though. Nothing in the book and the way it was written screams musical potential to me and I think seeing the actors break into song might ruin it for me.

I've been on craiglist applying for whatever job I'm qualified for. Am a little desperate for a little dinero that I've also applied to a couple of posters who are looking for lifestyle models. Haha! They required headshots and I've only just realized that I don't have enough photos of me. None of the ones I have are fit to be submitted as a headshot! Can someone take my headshot please? Like, now na. Hehe. Sana pansinin ako diba? The first one I applied for weeks ago was for the product [RED] campaign but I submitted too late and the shoot was already happening. Pfft. Sayang yon. Their ad specifically asked for average people and not models. Hindi ako model pero kelangan na talaga ng pera.

Ana and I had lunch at this peruvian place on 7th Ave. They had good, cheap lunches ($6 quarter chicken, rice and beans) but their chicken can't compare to the ones at Pio Pio here in Astoria. She dropped me off at Beacon's closet where I spent a good, long time rummaging through rack and racks of 2nd-hand clothes. I scored a pair of black open toe flats, a good black Diesel sweater and an original Penguin FEDORA! Yahew! I looked it up online and my fedora retails for $48. I bought it for $7.95! SCORE!!!

mine looks like this but in dark grey

There was so man others I wanted but I was in no position to splurge. I bought the shoes to replace my ratty old black flats and I needed the sweater because I don't have a lot of those with me. Yung fedora lang yung arte ko, but I looked so cool in it, that I had to have it.

The commute back to Queens was quick. I got home and waited for Tita Chon, Tito Mo and Omar to get back from the grocery. Tito Mo made burgers and fries for dinner and I scarfed it down like a hungry hippo. I'll start reading Twilight tonight, unless I find a better way to waste the rest of the night.

Rann has been awesomely pimping my services out and I have two possible jobs lined up. They may not pay big but every little bit I can add to my portfolio is of great help. Tita Chon also said I may have a possible family shoot on Sunday for her friend. Here's to hoping it all pushes through. Omar doesn't have school tomorrow since it's Veteran's Day or something like that. I will do laundry and maybe take him to the park again. I need to do more walking.

MORE HAPPY PEOPLE GETTING HITCHED!
My friends Lissa and Jun are getting married on their 10th year anniversary. Visit http://jun20lissa.weddingannouncer.com to see their wedding plans. Read the About Us portion, natawa ako dun ah. Sign their guestbook and wish them luck! They've been together for 10 years and will be together for the rest of their lives! If that's not something to hope for, I don't know what is.

Yes. Did not do what I originally planned today. I hope to have better luck tomorrow. I'm not in museum mode today so I may not go to the Brooklyn Museum. I might buy Twilight at Barnes and Noble and read in Prospect Park. Gasps fill the air! "You have NOT read Twilight?!?" No I haven't. I'm sure I'll love it. It took me until the 5th Harry Potter to come out before I started reading it. Why did it take me this long to start reading? I dunno. I just wasn't feeling it and I didn't want to start a book I didn't plan on finishing. Despite my unemployment, I never did have the luxury of time to sit down and read a book. I haven't even started reading my copy of Wicked which Chriselle gave me as a going away present. I decided to read Twilight now because the movie is coming out in two weeks and I want to read it before then.

I had my first NY Bagel today. I've been hearing all this hype about New York making the best bagels in the world and it was, well...a BAGEL. I dunno. Maybe I'm supposed to try the ones in Manhattan, rather than in Brooklyn. They were alright. I had mine like I always do: Onion bagel with cream cheese and tomato. It was good. Just not worth the hype, not yet anyway.

Ana took me to this thrift store on Park Slope called Beacon's Closet. From the moment I walked in, I knew it was a place where I'd need a whole day in. I didn't want to go around too much because I wasn't in "shopping mode," meaning I'm not dressed in clothes that I can easily take off and I had way too much stuff in my bag to lug around while rummaging through racks. I will go back there tomorrow. I found a couple of amazing dresses and tops I want to try out. I hope they're still there tomorrow. I did buy one thing though. I found this really cool chunky ring that I had to have right then and there.

Ana and Poy's apartment:

Please excuse the mess. It's not theirs, its mine. The air bed against the wall is where I slept. The pillows on the dining table are mine. The bags by the coffee table are my kalat.

Ana in the kitchen checking on the spaghetti sauce.

The stuff hanging on the back of the chair are mine too. :(

Ana is designing a line of women's golf apparel which she will release on Fall 2009. She has a website at http://www.anadivinagracia.com which has nothing yet. On the right side of the photo are some of her designs and on the left by the window are her and Poy's golf clubs. They are die hard golfers (I don't get it) and are actually thinking of moving to California just so they can play gold all year round.

Also, do you notice the stripes on the wall? That's not wallpaper. Ana used masking tape around the surrounding walls supposedly to paint over but she ended up keeping it. You won't notice it unless you stare close. haha!

We stayed in the rest of the day and Poy made pasta. They also let me try their favorite cake called Red Velvet which we bought earlier from Cake Man Raven. It's a chocolate cake that's red with cream cheese frosting. It is one of the best cakes I have ever tried! At $6 a slice, it better be good!

They also have their own baby who's just under a year old. Meet their corgi, Taco. He's so very cute and playful. Watch him on the video below.

Taco and his new bandana.

Currently chatting with my very, very, very old (my very first ever in nursery school actually) friend Candice, who calls herself Candy now. It's 2am and we're chatting and laughing about the countless times she slept over at my house when we were 13 and spent the entire night taping Jonathan Brandis and Joey Lawrence posters on my entire wall. And all the guys we stalked in highschool. Haha! Such great times. I miss her so much I wish I can fly to Sydney to see her. Sigh...Anyway, I sleep soon..long walking day tomorrow!